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The most practical way to get spatially broad and continuous measurements of the surface temperature in the data-sparse cryosphere is by satellite remote sensing. The uncertainties in satellite-derived LSTs must be understood to develop internally-consistent decade-scale land surface temperature (LS...
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ftdatacite:10.13016/m2iano-exn1 2023-08-27T04:09:41+02:00 Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... Hall, Dorothy K. Box, Jason E. Casey, Kimberly A. Hook, Simon J. Shuman, Christopher Steffen, Konrad 2008 https://dx.doi.org/10.13016/m2iano-exn1 https://mdsoar.org/handle/11603/24286 en eng Elsevier Public Domain Mark 1.0 This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Text Collection article 2008 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.13016/m2iano-exn1 2023-08-07T14:24:23Z The most practical way to get spatially broad and continuous measurements of the surface temperature in the data-sparse cryosphere is by satellite remote sensing. The uncertainties in satellite-derived LSTs must be understood to develop internally-consistent decade-scale land surface temperature (LST) records needed for climate studies. In this work we assess satellite-derived “clear-sky” LST products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and LSTs derived from the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) over snow and ice on Greenland. When possible, we compare satellite-derived LSTs with in-situ air temperature observations from Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) automatic weather stations (AWS). We find that MODIS, ASTER and ETM+ provide reliable and consistent LSTs under clear-sky conditions and relatively-flat terrain over snow and ice targets over a range of temperatures from −40 to 0 °C. The ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Greenland |
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The most practical way to get spatially broad and continuous measurements of the surface temperature in the data-sparse cryosphere is by satellite remote sensing. The uncertainties in satellite-derived LSTs must be understood to develop internally-consistent decade-scale land surface temperature (LST) records needed for climate studies. In this work we assess satellite-derived “clear-sky” LST products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and LSTs derived from the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) over snow and ice on Greenland. When possible, we compare satellite-derived LSTs with in-situ air temperature observations from Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) automatic weather stations (AWS). We find that MODIS, ASTER and ETM+ provide reliable and consistent LSTs under clear-sky conditions and relatively-flat terrain over snow and ice targets over a range of temperatures from −40 to 0 °C. The ... |
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Hall, Dorothy K. Box, Jason E. Casey, Kimberly A. Hook, Simon J. Shuman, Christopher Steffen, Konrad Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... |
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Hall, Dorothy K. Box, Jason E. Casey, Kimberly A. Hook, Simon J. Shuman, Christopher Steffen, Konrad |
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Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... |
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Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... |
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Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... |
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Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... |
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Comparison of Satellite-Derived and In-Situ Observations of Ice and Snow Surface Temperatures over Greenland ... |
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comparison of satellite-derived and in-situ observations of ice and snow surface temperatures over greenland ... |
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Public Domain Mark 1.0 This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ |
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